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TV PREVIEW: Melodifestivalen 2018: Heat 4

WHEN?: 7pm (UK time) 24/2/18 on SVT (link at the bottom of the page below)

WHERE: Örnsköldsvik

Has this year’s been the worst Melodifestivalen ever?

Read on for reasons including our Saturday night predictions for each of the songs

We certainly don’t think so. But we’re also unclear whether on the strength of the 1-minute clips available so far that Mariette is going to win. We do think, however, that she’ll be going straight to the final.

1. Emmi Christensson IcarusPREDICTION:5th

A Thomas G:son co-write which sounds like it could have featured in any Eurovision over the last two decades.

2. Elias Abbas Mitt ParadisPREDICTION: 6th

More of the Latino sound that bagged both Andra Chansen slots from last week’s Heat 3 but not quite so memorable as either of those two.

3. Felicia Olsson Break That Chain PREDICTION: 7th

Pleasant middle-of-the-road plodder.

4. Rolandz Fuldans (pictured above) PREDICTION: final

We didn’t much enjoy the dancing cutlery from Heat One but this schlager is more in keeping with why we love Melodifestivalen and we reckon this year’s under-fire selection is probably crying out for a little good humour.

5. Olivia Eliasson Never Learn PREDICTION: andra chansen

Co-writer Anton Ewald has MF history and this is uptempo 80s-inspired fun.

6. Felix Sandman Every Single Day PREDICTION: andra chansen

Great lyric and a song we can’t wait to hear much more of from a third of last year’s finalists FO&O.

7. Mariette For YouPREDICTION: final

A 1-minute lacking in dynamism which does enough to convince that Mariette will be straight to the final but not enough to persuade she will be victorious there.